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UNITED STATES v. UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORP. (1968)

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UNITED STATES v. UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORP. |
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Term: 1967 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 1, 1968 |
Decided: May 20, 1968 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
UNITED STATES v. UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 20, 1968. The case was argued before the court on April 1, 1968.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Manufacturer
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 391 U.S. 244
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Abe Fortas
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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